Template:Geobox Mountain Range/Doc

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field explanation note field
Name
name name of the range (if left blank, article title will be used)
native_name native name of the range if different from the English one, it is printed in brackets on the same line as name
other_name, other_name1 … other names of the range, can contain names in other languages (then preferable in the {{lang-xx|}} style)
Image
image a representative photograph of the range
image_size photograph size in pixels (set to 256 if left blank), input just the number (i.e. without 'px')
image_caption photograph caption
Etymology
etymology etymology (origin) of the river name, do not enter lengthy prose, examples:
  • terre bonne, French for good earth
  • Penn, William Penn and sylvania, Latin for woods
  • Thomas Jefferson, when named for a person, add etymology_type = Named for
  • Red River, when named for a place, add etymology_type = Named for
_type (Name origin), _label, _note
Country etc.
country, country1 … country/countries in which the range lies
state, state1 … state/states in which the range lies
region, region1 … region/regions in which the range lies
district, district1 … district/districts in which the range lies
city, city1 … major city/cities (or other type of seats) which lie within the range
country_type
state_type
region_type
district_type
city_type
Text to be displayed instead of the default category name, e.g. it can be region_type = County for the USA, or city_type = Villages. These can contain wikilinks too, e.g. state_type = [[States of Germany|Bundesland]].
Orography
unit, unit1 … higher orographic unit/units to which the range belongs, (e.g. unit = Western Carpathians and unit1 = Carpathians) unit_note
border, border1 … oragraphic unit/units on which the range borders border_note
geology, geology1 … geological composition (i.e. rock type/types) geology_note
period, period1 … the age of the rocks period_note
orogeny, orogeny1 … orogenic process during which the range was raised orogeny_note
Geography
area(_imperial) range area in km² (mi²) area_note
length(_imperial) range length in km (miles) length_note
length_orientation orientation of the length length_note
length_round rounding of the length, for most mountain ranges it should usually be set to -1 or -2 to round to the 10s or 100s digit as needed
width(_imperial) range width in km (miles) width_note
width_orientation orientation of the width width_note
width_round rounding of the width, for most mountain ranges it should usually be set to -1 or -2 to round to the 10s or 100s digit as needed
highest_name highest point name highest_name_note
highest_location * can be a descriptive location (e.g. Northwest from the Orange hamlet) highest_location_note
highest_lat_d … ** highest point latitude and longitude in degrees, minutes, seconds and hemispheres (use N or W and W or E) highest_coordinates_note
highest_elevation(_imperial) highest point elevation in meters (feet) highest_elevation_note
lowest_name lowest point name source_name_note, source1_name_note
lowest_location * a descriptive location lowest_location_note
lowest_lat_d … ** lowest point latitude and longitude in degrees, minutes, seconds and hemispheres (use N or S, and W or E) lowest_coordinates_note
lowest_elevation(_imperial) lowest point elevation in meters (feet) higfhest_elevation_note
woods percentage of the range area that is forested woods_note
Free fields
free_name, free1_name … free field name free_name_note, fre1e_value_note …
free_value, free1_value … free field value free_value_note, free1_value_note …
Map section
map map showing river, its basin, tributaries etc.
map_size map size in pixels (set to 256 if left blank)
map_caption map caption
map_first whether the map should be displayed on top, instead of the photograph
* All locations can have additional fields: field_district, field_district1 …, field_state, field_state1 …, field_region, field_region1 …, field_country, field_country1 …
** Coordinates are defined as field_lat_d, field_lat_m, field_lat_s, field_lat_NS, field_long_d, field_long_m, field_long_s, field_long_WE